Cigar wrapper



I R. s. REYNOLDS.

CIGAR WRAPPER.-

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20. I920. RENEWED AUG. 16. I922- 1A80,28; Patented Sept. 26, 1922.

[Alhnrncgs Patented Sept. 2%, W22.

srarss RICHARD SAMUEL REYNOLDS,

0F LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

CIGAR WRAPPER.

Application filed. September 20, 1920, Serial No. 411,358. Renewed August 18, 1922. Serial No. 582,252.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD SAMUEL REYNOLDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of J efferson and State ofKentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar Wrappers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to wrappers for cigars and the like and has for its object the protection of such articles from the atmosphere as well as soiling in handling and also from contact with the sealing part of the wrapper itself.

The invention consists of an outer sealing wrapper and an inner protective layer as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

One sheet of drawings accompanies this specification as part thereof in which like reference characters denote like parts thereof.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the wrapper with a cigar in place preliminary to wrapping.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective View of one corner of the wrapper.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a cigar wrapped.

Referring to the drawings the improved wrapper consists of an outer layer 1 of tin foil or other suitable moisture and air excluding material. Upon this outer layer is a second shorter laver 3 of a pure tissue or other suitable paper or what may be termed a neutral material secured by suitable means parts 2-2 of sheet 1 exposed at each end.

I he layers 1 and 3 are so proportioned in size with regardto the size of the cigar or other articles to be wrapped that the article H does not extend beyond sheet 3 as shown in \Vhen the wrapper is rolled around the cigar it will be apparent that the inner tissue layer 3 is interposed between the outer air and moisture resisting layer 1 and the cigar, while the end surfaces 2 of layer 1 are permitted to come in close sealing engagement in twisting, as shown in Fig. 3, thus securing an hermetic seal to the package while at the same time protecting the inclosed article from contact with the sealin element. As the sealing element is preferab y a metal foil or may be a paraffined paper having an unpleasant odor and possibly a deleterious effect, the utility of this arrangement will be apparent.

What I claim is:

1. A wrapper comprising an outer sheet of air and moisture proof material and an inner sheet of tissue paper, said sheets being so proportioned that the inner sheet will entirely cover the article to be wrapped while the outer sheet will extend beyond to permit its surfaces to come into sealing contact in wrapping.

2. A cigar wrapper comprising an outer sheet of tin foil, and an inner sheet of thin RICHARD SAMUEL REYNOLDS. 

